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Boston-based startup Lookout Gaming has drawn attention to the city’s often-overlooked consumer and mobile gaming community with a $1.3 million seed round from Boston investors Atlas Venture and Nextview Ventures, as well angels, including Mark Jung, former CEO of IGN.
Founders Andrew Paradise and Casey Chafkin are applying their merchandising and payment expertise to the plight of indie game developers, hoping to improve the revenue model for mobile games. Paradise, who also serves as Lookout Gaming’s CEO, tells us he is building a product that gives game developers a novel
(IT news)

TechStars Boston 2011 grad Promoboxx, a startup offering a brand-to-retailer marketing platform, has raised an additional investment of $1.375 million to close its Series Seed round of financing. The company’s investors include Launch Capital, Boston Seed, SK Ventures, Common Angels, Stage 1 Ventures, and over 30 angels.

Norwegian VC Northzone seems to have a penchant for investing in mobile gaming companies right now. After leading Space Ape Games’ recent $7 million Series C round, the venture capital firm has invested in Finnish game studio PlayRaven — part of a newly announced $4.1 million fund raise by the Helsinki-based startup.